In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world. Adventureland is a 2009 American English-language Comedy Drama film featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Margarita Levieva and Bryan Vavro. Miramax Films in association with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Sidney Kimmel, Anne Carey and Ted Hope. The motion picture is written and directed by Greg Mottola. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Adventureland was released on 3rd April 2009 and takes a screen time of 107 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Adventureland was made on a budget of $9 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $17 million. Cinematography was done by Terry Stacey and editing by Anne McCabe. The music was composed by Yo La Tengo.
Adventureland Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : 4.9/5
Positive Review Rating : 87%
Av Club
Adventureland captures with humor and heart the way workplaces can become encapsulated universes with elaborate traditions, unspoken rules, and loose hierarchies. ( Read More )
Austin Chronicle
Adventureland is a confident return to the kind of teen comedy thats funny without being raunchy, youthful without being juvenile, and reflective without hitting you over the head with anything hea... ( Read More )
Paste Magazine
Modest coming of age flick thrives in details Adventureland is a part of a long tradition of autobiographical coming of age stories, a genre that covers more movies than we often admit. ( Read More )
Cinema Blend
But the movie is funny enough, and an enjoyable ride overall, and most importantly evokes those familiar nostalgic feelings that get you looking over old camp photos one random night. ( Read More )
Tony Mack
This laugh ratio is not in the same park as tvs fresh The Big Bang Theory, which is a great source of wit and charm. ( Read More )